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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

Among the old papers in the County
Clerk Office i'm Freehold, n. j., is the
death sentence Of a negro named Caesar.
1t reads; Therefore the Court doth
Judge that thou, the said Cesar snail
return to the place from whence thou
earnest, and from thence TO the place
of execution, when thy right hand shall
be cut of and burned before thine
eyes. Then thou shalt be hanged mp
by the neck till thou art dead, dead,
dead; then thy body shall be cut down
and burned to ashes in fire and SO
may the Lord have mercy on thy soul,
Cesar"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10
For the TRIBUNE.
From the Land of Billiards..

Nearly five years have passed
since we bid farewell to friends in
Mineral Point and took ears for the
treeless plains of Dakota. The
township in which we live had but
four inhabitants when we settled in
it, now we have over seventy voters
and over one hundred children be-
tween the ages of seven and twenty
one. Until we came there was not
horse, COW, or pig in the town, now
there are several hundred. Then
there were but two very small
shanties, now there are 63 houses
besides few shanties, Then there
was no breaking done save these
small patches on AS many tree claims,
now there are several thousand acres
under pillow. We have seen five
harvestS. They have not been as
large IA we had hoped for, neither
have they been 80 meagre as some
prophesied. The first two harvest5
the crops were quite satisfactory
Wheat went land we speak quite
within the limits) from 20 to SO
bushels per acre. Oats went from
30 to rs bushels per acre. Flax
went from to Is bushels per acre.
Corn-mostly on sod-from 20 TO
80 bushels per acre, and al kinds of
vegetables yielded enormously.
Since then, in this section of the
country, the crops have been lighter.
The wheat crop in this township the
last season went from about 9 10 Is
bushels per acre. The cat crop on
spring blowing or last years break
ing was very poor, while that on fall
blowing or cornstalk land was q
fair crop. Corn has averaged about
20 bushels per acre. Some fields
have averaged much more, some
considerably less. The vegetable
crop was very poor. The cause of
diminished crops has been dry sea.
sons with our new soddy soil Crops
this year on old, we'll puiyeIlzed
land suffered very little from drouth
and yielded very well. Deep cult
walton aud thorough pulyerizauon
will, in a great measure, overcome
the influence of drouth. We have
very rich, compact soil. Ii is not
coarse and light as some have des-
cribed, moved by every gust of
wind, but it Is very fine and very
heavy, SO it lies compact and nolds
moisture we'll. We can do with less
rain than most countries.
Oar climate is excellent. The at
mo,phere is dry and exhiIaratiug.
We have plenty of wind, more
tnan you have III Wisconsin,, bat /
have lelt harder winds in Iowa, lii
nuis, aud even Wisconsin, than l
have felt here Our winters are no
colder than yours, and our snow
storms are fewer, Our Billiards are
mostly in the extreiHe north of the
territory, or simply on paper Thus
far this winter we have not had 3
severe blowing snow storm, much
less a blizzard
We can boast of a healthy climate,
Those who get the siekest Of it, and
write its catalogue Of evils, never
place uuhealth;ness In the list. Could
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

cent. This fixes upon the COurjer
.J0atrnm responsibility for an asser-
too shown to he wildly false. The
Record contrasts the fall 10 cotton
which was 4S per cent according
Ito the L0luier-joUaai, with the
fall in iron aud steel wares and
other products consumed by the
farmer, which was 1913 per cent,
showing ihat he is now much better
off than before the decline in pri ces.
The Senatorial contest in In
diana is settled for the present,
so far as the ballots of the members
Of tue Legislature can settle it. On
the face Of the returns Mr. Turpie
Fl the United States Senator. But
the Republicans have not given up
the fight and apparently Senator
Harrisou's prospects for holding
bis seat for another term are en-
couraging. One of the votes cast
for Turpie was that Of a Democratic
Senator who had been given the
seat Of a Republican. It is main
tanned that the latter was unseated
without cause, and merely to gain a
partisan advantage. l. is also open
ly charged that Robinson, one of
the Labor members, who finally
voted for Turpie, thus giving him
the one vote which he needed, was
paid good, round price for his
vote. Should these charges be
substantiated the result would be
that Senator Harrison, and not
Mr.. Tnrpie, would be the legally
elected Senator.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

-TATE OF WISCONSlN-COUN1I COURTFOR
: Iowa touuty--m Probate
NOIce is hereby given that az n regular term OF
the Iowa county court, % be hclu in and for said
county, at the court house in the village of
DOdgevilie, in said county on the LIST day Of
March, \ j, 1857, being the first Tuesday OF
said month, I'd one O'Clock IN The afternoon Of
said day, thc following matters %iI be heaid
ana considered.
The application of Patrick Maloney adj
ministrator with will annexed of the estate
of William AalOuey late of said county.
deceased, for the examination and allow.
auce of his administration account and the as
,ignment OF the residue of said estate TO such
persons as are by law entitled To the same.
And il is further ordered that public notice
thereof be given TO all persons Interested ny
publishing a copy OF this order tor three weeks
successfully prior to said day of hearing in the
Mineral Point TRIBUNE, a weekly newspaper
published in said county.
BY the Court,
JOHN T. JONES,
County Judge.
H.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10
Leg0L Notices.
Notice TO Creditors Cgestnte E~iate.)
STATE OF WISCONSIN--IOWA

" County Court-In Probate.
Ia the matter OF the Las, VIII ana Testament
Of George Ferrill, deceased.
Letters testamentary on the Last win and
Testament of George Ferrill, deceased having
been issued 20 John Ferrill and Samuel Fewili
Ir Is ORDERED that six months from and
after this date be, and are hereby allowed for
the creditors of said George Ferrili, deceased,
to present their claims for examination and al
lOWance.
Ordered further that the claims and demands
of all persons against said deceased be received.
examined and adjusted by this court al regular
in the village of Dodgevllc IN said county. on
Jhe first Tuesday of August, a. b 1887 and that
notice thereof De given by publication of this
order for four weeks successfully in the Mineral
Point TRIBUNE a weekly newspaper published at
the city of Mineral Point, in said county
BY the Court.
JOHN r. JONES, Judge.
Dated Dodgeyine Wis, Feb. /. 1887
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.


With the National Woman's
Rights Association in convention
here, with a National Convention of
the w. G. T. T., Of which Miss
Frances Willard is president; with
a Catholic convention; the social
season at its heighth, and Congress
struggling with a dozen important
questions, the past week at the
Capital has been at the same time
interesting and amusing, serious
and gay.
The woman sutfraglsts came and
fought and failed, just rs they have
been in the habit of doing for the
past nineteen successive winters
But they again condemned their OPP
pressors, cherished their faith and
renewed their VOWS. They are AZ
enthusiastic, resolute and hopeful as
in years gone by, and are jubiIant
over the fact that sixteen Senators
voted for their proposed Constitu-
tonal amendment allowing "people
to vote, regardless of sex" They
claim that eleven more Senators
wopld have voted in their favor had
they been in the Senate Chamber
when tbe amendment was called nm
That would make twepty.seven votes
il all and If trno one-third Of the
I1r : senate Friendly ~ woman suf.
fr,y,
ma rro,i,e,t loodars of The
roy,mant ware an bara az uspaI nx-
.on, Me-. EIi,oboth C,1, Stan,o,
u,ho =, II Eryla,d nov Tbev ,eIl
~ ,,,,, ,,.,.,n,,. ss notbo,ically and
,J,,d Cor ,ho;, r;ch,s 90 oloona,,Iv
as ,b,, ala wba, tbay ucra tb;rtv
or r,r,. wan, ,...,,r,r .,a nor.
ba,,. man. =, far ,i,,,. b,. mada
ha,, ,iol j., ovo.r;orcos ara ,bey
bo,e mora T., roll and - talk abont
o,,., rin,or
,,r. lr,o,or dec,sro5 that tho
/ Constitution already cuar,ntoes to
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

Saratoga has woman bin poster,
who handles the broad sheets and the
broad paste byush with the skill Of an
expert Size is the widow of a former
bin poster and continues the business
with energy.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

Tur free-t trade 0oTicr-iowR0' is
greatly excited over 'he boast of
prosperity Of cyrtaiQ cities Of the
South. it attempts to prove that
the Republican tariff is ivetiug
cbnius about the people OF the
South. The Coujer.Jopra1l SAYS
there has been no reduction since
1873 in prices of things purchased
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

you zee The families that have set
tied here from Mineral Point you
would say that Dakota life agreed
with them.
The settlers generally are quite
intelligent and thrifty. But some
came here TO lead lazier life than
the lazy life they lived in the east,
and still get from the soil com
Portable livelihood. Such have been
mistaken. They have used up the
means they brought here, consumed
all they could borrow, either sold or
lost their claims through mortgage
and have gone back or elsewhere to
curse the country. / do not know
of single poor man that came here
four or five years ago that has been
industrious and economical but
what he has bettered his condition.
There are certainly opportunities IN
this country for the poor man that
he cannot have where lands are high.
But making farm here or anywhere
else in ordinary times with limited
means requires hard work and close
living to succeed. Thousands in
Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa made
utter failures in farming while their
nearest neighbors with "a limited
means succeeded well. 1t will be
so here. But the industrious, pa
tient man, though poor, will succeed.
Social life for new sparseiy set
tied country is good. We have our
fourth Of july celebrations, our
Thanksgiving festivals, aud our
Christmas gatherings. We have a
literary society every week we'll suS-
tanned throughout the winter, mainly
by the young folks, but patronized
by old as well as young Often the
literary ability displayed would be
no discredit TO the popuIoUs city.
On an average our young people in
the country do much more reading
than those in the cities Besides
the literary our young folks have
through the winter few pleasant
parties SO that the social life is quite
pleasant.
Religious privileges are more
meagre Ordinarily we have preach
ing every other Sabbath in two of
the school houses in the township,
and Sabbath school every Sabbath.
But people want no more or they
could have more. No community
need be destitute Of religious PRIV
ileges unless sectariauism occupies
the place Of religion Churches
are always waiting for openings,
and ito united community need be
without missionary help or pastoral
care. WILLIAM JACKA.
January 81, lsSL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

TIE little fare-up with Canada
il having one good effect. 1t is
stimulating Congress to do some
thing in the way Of naval and
harbor defenses.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10


stimulating Congress to do some
thing in the way Of naval and
harbor defenses.
SENATOR SOONER has been
appointed to Logan's place on the
committee on privileges and 5elec-
tons at the unanimous request of
The members Of that committee.
Con. REUBEN MAY, who in 1857
was the Greenback candidate for
governor Of Wisconsin, has just
received back pensions amounting
to So, 400 lie was ut the head Of
the Seventh Kentucky volunteers
during the war
A BILL has been introduced in
the Nebraska Legislature providing
that all railroads doing business ~
the State shall on the LIST Of Jan
nary of each year issue annual
passes to the State officials and
members Of the Legislature.
THE United States commissioner
Of agriculture has sent the editor
Of The Edgeton Reporter twenty
four packages Of Sumatra tobacco
pecd for distribution among such
grower. in that section who may
wish to make a careful trial and re-
port tae result to the department.
a recent decision by the supreme
court Of New Jersey on a suit for
the value of Il colt that had been
killed by contact with a barhed
wire fence may be Of interest to
farmers who have part Of their prem
Uses provided with such fencing.
Justice Magic ruled that "no owner
Of % field has "a right to erect any
fence without taking into consider
alton the natural habits Of the
animals likely to be kept in an adj
joining field, their habits in their
playfulness, their disposition tostray,
even their disposition to break
through and that any fence which
is likely, from the habits of the
animals, to produce injury to them
is illegal, and the person erecting
it is liable for the damage it does.
BEAVER DAM Ctizea' The whole
sale catch OF fish is about concluded
for this season. There have been
caught in the springs on the border
of the lake, no less than 900 sleigh
loads Of hull-heads this past month,
parties coming from Whitewater,
from near Fond du Lac and Portage,
aud other points west Mr.. Spell
man, rs n result OK four week $
LAHORE, took out and sold about
5000 bushels, at about % cents q
bushel. Jan. 20 eighty.two-sleigh-
loads were drawn away. One
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

SENATOR SOONER has been
appointed to Logan's place on the
committee on privileges and 5elec-
tons at the unanimous request Of
the members Of that committee.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10
Iowa County Bank
- Abstract Office!

MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN.
4 general banking exchange, collection and
discount business transacted.
Interest paid on time deposits
- Agents for two iirst-class Fire Insurance
Companies.
We have the very best facilities for lending
money. for our customers. on real estate mort
rares, having the only complete abstract ot
titles Zoo fhe county.
Special attention given to conyeyuncinT ana
abstracts at title.
Jas HUTCHINSON I SONS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

A NEW terror theatens the public.
Spies proxy bride has written a
book. Who but she may next take
it in her head to go on the platform.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

Con. REUBEN MAY, who in 1857
was the Greenback candidate for
governor Of Wisconsin, has just
received back pensions amounting
to Sc, 400. Tie was mt the head Of
the Seventh Kentucky volunteers
during the war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-02-10

A BILL has been introduced in
the Nebraska Legislature providing
that all railroads doing business ~
the State shall on the LIST Of Jan
nary of each year issue annual
passes to the State officials and
members Of the Legislature.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

GAZETTE
caused your name to be entered upon list of voters Representative
this Districts that have not voted this election
the Constitution fully pardond:
If the person offering vote be challenged with respect his
qualifications Noble
You do sOemnly that you are of Hawaiian American
your to be entered the list of
have District
right taxable property this country the value
less than three thousand dollars and above all enumbanc
may b actually
dollars during preceding registration
Laws person duly an you
voted this election and that have been convicted of
Article within
Kingdom, which has not been fully pardoned
ibed in the last preceding section his vote shall be rejected
Immediately proclamation opening polls
open the baotboz in The presence the people there assembled and
and then lock it shall only be reopened the the polls
When the Inspectors Of
each candidate respectively they shall make public declaration
the whole number of cast the the voted
and the number cast for each whether Noble Repre-
shall signed by the Inspectors majority thereof and forwarded
So Where there precinct or ward in an election
District the Inspector of Elections of each precinct ward shall nmed
to it t NI in that nifrt list % n g
number of for and the Board of Inspectors designated
greatest
number of votes in the whole District the following form viz:
We undersigned Inspectors
- was duly elected Representative for said district on
the day of A d., H..
Given this day ..........
............ ...".......
.................."..".,
........". ....................
Immediately of Hawaii the re-
pectve Boards Inspectors designated register Nobe
forward the Board designated oegier
of Hlo and Puma list of the all
pectve Districts Noe the person.
designated Board the District SHALL
received proceed
Mobiles shall deliver such certificate
ing form, viz
undersigned, Inspectors Election of
hereby certify
duly Noble for the Island Hawaii
this...day ........... A.
.-............. ..............
81 Immediately of Islands
Maui Moa and Lanai the Boards of Inspectors designated
Districts the shall
list the all voted for to be Mobiles their
received proceed the the who
greatest shall deliver
his election Noble said Islands,
the certificate Mobiles elected the
sland of Hawaii
Immediately the Island
Inspectors designated voters for Mobiles in the several districts
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

reght tree ut 1t be so agreed UPON ana his COMPANY
pense to this Government - %
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

49, O's4 '''Say mere would
20 was correct Tin a horn 1
worry along without. his val
FLANEUR|
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

Finance Department
National debt falling due
Interest on National Debt
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09
REGISTERING OF VOTERS FOR MOBILES.

Board Inspectors Election for each Election District
which Board shall designated by the Minister the INTERIOR shall
alphabetical list register of all the in the entire
Election District who be entitled to vote Nobes and who shall
apply Board purpose whom the said Board may
satisfactory possess the requisite qualifications
for Mobiles.
designated Board shall
holding election MOBILES
except provided make register
all the qualified
residing precinct ward for which he appointed
copies posted the place such precinct
be held and public places
precinct ward and the time pre-
such list register lists of all qualified to
No residing in the other wards respectively such
shall chairman the Boards Inspect
District copy persons qualified
tles, residing in his precinct
The Chairman shall
qualified residing precinct
ward post three copies the precinct ward nt
provided for posting electors Representatives
L. The Boards Inspectors designated prepare lists of
Mobiles shall correcting adding the lists
Noe give thereof prescribed
Inspectors Elections Representatives
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

WILLIAM l.. GREEN,
Minister Of Finance.
GODFREY Brown,
Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
LoRRIN a. THURsToN,
Minister Of the Interior.
CLARENCE w. ASHFORD,
Attogney General
The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-09

ALnoLANI HALE, HONOLULU, July 25th, 1887.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-07
| I

This weeks steamers have brought in Il
bevy of Siamese royalties, Baron Selliere
and F.. G, Gilmore For placidity of de
meanor, general gentlenesS and innate no.
bilty of soul Gilmore rather
heads the list, particularly as to
soul. 1t is somewhat muggy and
fraycd, but it is there. Gilmore's return fills
a long and yawping want in the Sunday
press No New York paper is complete on
the Lords Day without n story about Ed
Gilmore, and he turns mp with undertaking
regularity. He never seeks notoriety, but
he is one Of the figure, of the town, and as
shrewd in Wall street matters rs in the
theatrical world. His character is admir-
ably Outlined III u story that has been told
of him Tor many years. Young Gilmore
then n lad of tender years-was starting ont
Munson. Mass His mother took him aside
just before his departure and said:
% Edward, be very careful that those bad
wicked Now York men don't steal every
thing you've got.'
bort be alarmed, mother" said the boy
with the air of touching ana complete
abnegation which has characterized him
ever since. "ili worry along but YOU might
keep your eye on the papers and see what
happens 10 the pockets of the bad and wicked
men
He removed doorkeeper from his theatre
just before he sailed The man had been
there thirty-one. years
He was "A good doorlScoper,n Gilmore
said in reminiscent way one night, "hnt
he had one defect in an Otherwiso ilawle:,s
characterize had an invncible repugnance
10 allowing any one 20 go into the theatre.
IL wrHng his heart every time man went
in. Finally he kept me out. | talked with
HIM and found that IL was because | wasn't
a member of Tammany Hall. Hadn't time
% JOIN Tammany that night and 50 |
promoted the doorkeeper on the spot and
thuS effected nm entrance into my own
thpatrt
SiameSe Princes are tremendous
swells. They are the most amiable little
men in the world. Their round eyes aud
chubby faces beam with continual good ma
lure. and they have oven impaired some Of
their jollity % their platoon of English
vGletS Englishmcn are now accepted every
where as the b"5i servants In the world
They are the personal attendants Of French
women of high rank. Russian royalty
JapuIese, Siolneso and Cnine,s grnluie,.S
New York Aaglonsnlacs, Brazilian bullion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-07
Charleston Localisms.

The market is flooded with the most lus-
cious of grapes from Greenville county. The
fruit is drug on the market, and sells at
from ) TO s cents pound Mt retail
The works of the postoffice clock have
boon placed III position, but, owing to the
excessive heat of yesterday, the workmen
We're unable to attach the dial The clock
viii probably lie in working order early
next week.
The yachts Flirt and White Wing had a
most exciting contest Friday The race was
for the Commodore's pennant, which had
been won by the Flirt IN Il former contest,
in which all Of the first-class yachts of the
club had taken part. There was q stiff
breeze from the south which covered the
harbor with white caps, and the yachts pre-.
sented quite n pretty picture The Flirt
was well handled and beat her opponent,
thereby retaining the Pennant.
The anchor Of the Savannah pilot boat
Sprite was hoisted Friday evening, aud she
was soon under full sail speeding homeward.
The merry marooners arrived about ten
days ago, and have since then been anchored
Off tho custom house wharf, with the excep-
ton of couple of days, when the heavy sea
nrceSsitatad going further up the river, oppo-
site Magnolia Cemetery On THURSDAY even
ing the steamer Sappho. on lIer way to tho
island with large excursion party, stopped
abreast of the Srito to take the maroonels
aboard, a thoughtful attention which was
highly appreciated by the visitors Capt.
Marmelstein says he md his party have an
Joyed their trip immensely, and all of them
speak in grateful terms of The uniform kind
ness and attention which have htcn shown
hy all CharleStouians whom they met They
are 50 well pleased with thei.' trip that they
are looking forward to another at 10 very
distant date. Come again.